Staff Induction Booklet

STAFF INDUCTION 2022-2023

Contents

Shooters Hill Sixth Form College

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Principals Welcome

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Induction

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The Design and Delivery of Induction Programmes – Expectations

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Designing an exciting and engaging curriculum

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New Staff Induction Programme

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New Staff Induction Programme Checklist

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New Staff Induction Programme 25/08/22

WELCOME From the Principal

I am delighted to welcome you to Shooters Hill Sixth Form College, a place where our mission is to inspire and transform the lives of young people by supporting their transition into further or higher education, employment, apprenticeship or independent living.

This is a very exciting time to join the college as we are embarking on our new vision for the future and have identified five strategic aims to focus on over the next 3-5 years. Already this year we have invested over £1 million and have plans to invest a further 3 million over the next few years to realise these priorities.

We take pride in the fact that our college is a diverse and vibrant environment of which I am privileged to lead. We believe in community and are a warm, friendly and compassionate college, recognising the small things making a big difference.

I, along with the rest of the college staff have very high expectations and we expect each other to work hard and demonstrate a high level of commitment and passion for student success. I have embedded a culture of tolerance, empathy and understanding and expect staff to embrace this at the core of their everyday encounters, recognising that our students are on their own personal journey and their experience at the college must be positive, make a difference and help to transform their lives.

I am a visible principal and I invest time to really understand and live the day-to-day life of the college. I meet with every member of staff over the course of the academic year, but at the same time I have an open-door attitude, where you are encouraged to come and see me.

There are many opportunities to enhance your career at Shooters Hill with professional development being one of our key strategic intents. However, this is not a standardised model and we expect you to reflect on your practice, evaluate your impact and take responsibility to develop your own professional practice.

Finally, working in education is one of the hardest jobs in the world. However, its rewards are incredible as you get to influence the lives of many young people, help shape their future and develop them into amazing young people. What could be more satisfying than that?

I hope you have many rewarding and satisfying years at Shooters Hill, and I look forward to working with you.

Geoff Osborne, Principal

Introduction An employee’s first impressions of an organisation have a significant impact on their integration within the team and job satisfaction. Induction is an opportunity for us to welcome our new recruit, help them settle in and ensure they have the knowledge and support they need to perform their role. This pack is intended to provide guidance, information and resources required to enable our new staff to have the best starting experience and feel confident in the transition into their new role.

Purpose Induction has three core components: • • •

Induction to Shooters Hill College Orientation Building relationships.

The purpose of orientation is to: • • •

Help them to belong to the college and to understand our College’s vision and values Enable staff to recognise and access the range of facilities, resources and support Enable staff to find their way around the College

The purpose of building relationships is to ensure all new staff:

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Are able to build and maintain effective relationships with their teams and all staff within the college and staff.

Have appropriate support from their line manager, team and other staff Feel safe and welcome

Scope All new staff to the College should receive an induction.

The length of the induction programme and the activities used should reflect the job role and responsibilities.

The Design and Delivery of Induction Programmes - Expectations New staff will be keen to begin their role and so the induction programme should be integrated with the start of their role so that they can begin to build effective relationships within their team.

New staff should get to know and understand the breadth of support available and have opportunities to meet the staff who provide this support.

Principles of Induction Important principles for the design of induction programmes are:

• The programme, and in particular the first session, should be inspirational • Sessions should be well planned and purposeful • Activities should contain checks on understanding • The programme should be accessible for all new staff • Core components should be covered.

Induction Outcomes • Induction should enable new staff to: • Understand, anticipate and meet the demands of their job role and responsibilities • Make the link between their role, their development and a successful future at SHC • Take active responsibility for their development • Make effective use of all the College facilities, resources and support • Understand what they can expect from SHC and what we expect of them • Understand our College’s vision, values, strategic intent and how they can contribute

Responsibilities It is HR’s responsibility: • To coordinate the key activities and components of the new staff induction which covers the core components • To devise, implement and ensure new staff complete the new staff induction survey • To ensure all new staff have a copy of the Induction Handbook and access to all key policies and procedures • Collect and record centrally, all completed induction checklists

It is the Line Manager’s responsibility: • To ensure that all new staff have all the information they need that is specific to their role • Develop an engaging induction programme that enables new staff to meet all members of the team and see the link to each person’s job role • To clearly outline of the job / role requirements • To ensure there is an effective introduction to the team and ways of working • To ensure all new staff meet with key senior employees • To ensure organisational orientation; explanation of how the employee fits into the team and how their role fits with the overall strategy and goals • To allocate a peer mentor/buddy

Monitoring • The Induction checklist is a tool for all staff and their line managers to ensure that the core components of induction have been delivered.

New Staff

Induction Programme

Content/Activity

Lead

Welcome by HR All Staff Briefing Welcome Breakfast (to include College Strategic Intent) Meeting with the Chair of Governors, Principal, Deputy Principal and HR Director.

HR HR HR

HR Induction Key College Policies Absence reporting Rights and Responsibilities – Staff Code of Conduct CPD programme and support Employer Assistance Programme Appraisal and Performance Management General Housekeeping

HR

Meet with line manager and Team (see 2.3) Peer Mentor/Buddy agreed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Line Manager

Careers and Employability and Work Experience Introduction to GroFar Introduction to Evolve

Director of Employability and HR

New Teacher Induction Teaching, learning and assessment expectations To include types and frequency of observations and support offered for all teachers

Assistant Principal -TLA and Assistant Principal CPD Director of Learning

CPD Development opportunities and in-house courses CPD and Personal Development Plan Career management

Assistant PrincipalCPD, HR

Assistant Principal – Inclusion

Training Safeguarding Face to Face Online Mandatory Training Safeguarding Equality and Diversity Health and Safety GDPR Stress Management Health and Safety Induction Emergency exits Evacuation procedures First aid facilities Health and safety policy Accident reporting Protective clothing Specific hazard

Assistant Principal – Safeguarding HR

Premises and HR

New Staff

Induction Programme

Content/Activity

Lead

Chair of Governors Welcome Principal’s Welcome • Culture and Values • Strategic Intents • SHC background and history All Staff Briefings Peer Mentor/Buddy agreed HR Induction and Welcome Key college policies and procedures Absence reporting Rights and Responsibilities – Staff Code of Conduct

Chair of Governors Principal

Meet with line manager and team

Line Manager

Careers and Employability (work experience) • Introduction to GroFar • Introduction to Evolve

Director of Employability and HR

Health and Safety Induction Emergency exits Evacuation procedures First aid facilities Health and safety policy Accident reporting Protective clothing (where applicable) Specific hazards Smoking Policy Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Director of Estates

New Teacher Induction

Line Manager

CPD

Assistant Principal – CPD and HR

Line Manager Line Manager

Assistant Principal Inclusion

Training Safeguarding Face to Face Student Behaviour and attendance expectations Positive Student Behaviour Management Online Mandatory Training • Safeguarding • Equality and Diversity • Health and Safety • GDPR • Stress Management Finance Systems and Processes

IT and College Systems ( Including MIS)

Assistant Principal – Safeguarding Assistant Principal – Safeguarding Central CPD HR

Assistant Principal Finance

Director of Digital Services

Date Completed

Staff Induction 25/08/22

Content/Activity

Date

Lead

Location

Welcome by HR Meet and greet All Staff Briefing

25/08/22 8.15 am 25/08/22 at 8.30 am 25/08/22 at 9.30 am

HR

Main Reception

Principal

Drama Hall

Principal

Block A Conference Room

HR Induction • Key College Policies • Absence reporting • Rights and Responsibilities – Staff Code of Conduct • CPD programme and support • Employer Assistance Programme • Appraisal and Performance Management • General Housekeeping

25/08/22 at 10.30 am

HR

Block A Conference Room

Meet with line manager and Team

25/08/22 at 11 am

Relevant Manager

Welcome Breakfast - (to include Introduction to College Strategic Intent ) meeting with the Chair of Governors, Principal, Deputy Principal and HR Director.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Assistant Principal – Safeguarding Director of Employability and HR Assistant Principal-TLA and Assistant Principal- CPD Director of Learning Assistant Principal – CPD and HR

Careers and Employability and Work Experience • Introduction to GroFar • Introduction to Evolve New Teacher Induction • Teaching, learning and assessment expectations • To include types and frequency of observations and support offered for all teachers.

CPD • Development opportunities and in-house courses • CPD and Personal Development Plan • Career management

Training Safeguarding Face to Face

Online Mandatory Training • Safeguarding • Equality and Diversity • Health and Safety • GDPR • Stress Management Health and Safety Induction • Emergency exits • Evacuation procedures • First aid facilities • Health and safety policy • Accident reporting • Protective clothing • Specific hazard

Assistant Principal – Safeguarding Links sent 25/08/22

HR

N/A

Notes